Where does “higro-” come from?

higro- (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ὑγρός, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

higro- (Polish): hygro

Definitions

  1. hygro

Ancestry of “higro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑγρόςwet, moist; fluid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγρός →
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